Bourbon.

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by ErnestoG.

was offered a job yesterday and want to pick up a bottle of bourbon to celebrate. am looking for a recc from you guys

bottles i have enjoyed in the past: knob creek, elijiah craig 12 year. will be drinking neat or in the occasional old fashioned.

looking to spend about $30. the store I frequent has around 20 bourbons in this range and I can never decide which one to buy.

was thinking eagle rare 10, bulleit, buffalo trace, or four roses single barrel. is there any of these that are much better than anotother? i like fruit, vanilla, and spice notes the best.

Try the Eagle Rare first, then Buffalo Trace. Other ones you mentioned are not very good IMO.

 

[ACDoyle]

Try the WL Weller 12 year

 

[Kyoung05]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Try the Eagle Rare first, then Buffalo Trace. Other ones you mentioned are not very good IMO.

I actually think Bulleit is pretty good, but only if you like a spicier more rye-like bourbon. Otherwise, Gnatty8 is right, stick with Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare. They're both made by the same distillery (Buffalo Trace), maybe using the same/similar mash bill, but I believe the Eagle Rare (10yr) is just aged longer. They're both very good, but the Eagle Rare is a bit more refined. Also, when the Eagle Rare is on sale, the difference in price between it and Buffalo Trace is only about a $1. Having said that, if you try the Eagle Rare first, you might be a bit disappointed by the regular Buffalo Trace.

 

[gnatty8]

Better thing to do is spring for the 17 year old Eagle Rare. It's pricey, but ****, you only live once..

 

[boo]

Can someone help me ID a bourbon? It was in a bottle shaped almost exactly like a wine decanter: [/IMG] I was thrown off by the bottle...didn't strike me as something that folks in Kentucky would be drinking from

I recall it being relatively full bodied and a syrupy sweet. I was a bit drunk at the time, so I can't say for sure.

 

[Huntsman]

Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon?

 

[boo]

No unfortunately, and it isn't Willett either.

I've decided to start experimenting with Bourbons and started with a bottle of Woodford Reserve on the recommendation of a store employee. If anyone has recommendations on bourbons on the fuller and sweeter side, I'm all ears. The guy's second suggestion was Black Maple Hill.

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by boo

No unfortunately, and it isn't Willett either.

I've decided to start experimenting with Bourbons and started with a bottle of Woodford Reserve on the recommendation of a store employee. If anyone has recommendations on bourbons on the fuller and sweeter side, I'm all ears. The guy's second suggestion was Black Maple Hill.

I bet its Woodford Reserve Master's Collection. There are a few on the market though as they are a yearly release that doesn't sell out necessarily from year to year.

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon?

Would have been my guess also.

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Would have been my guess also.

That was mine too...till he said it wasn't.

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by ama

That was mine too...till he said it wasn't.

I feel so inadequate... Think I'll drown my sorrows in some organic, single village Mezcal.. Join me?

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I feel so inadequate... Think I'll drown my sorrows in some organic, single village Mezcal.. Join me?

Just poured some. Cheers!

 

[Aaron01]

Sorry for derail, but do you guys like Mezcal, I've been looking into trying some

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by Aaron01

Sorry for derail, but do you guys like Mezcal, I've been looking into trying some
Yes, but please, please, don't buy anything with a worm in it.. ama and I have been experimenting with these lately: http://www.mezcal.com/ They are not inexpensive, but they are revelations.. Cheesy Mexican song alert..

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

Yes, but please, please, don't buy anything with a worm in it..

ama and I have been experimenting with these lately:


http://www.mezcal.com/

They are not inexpensive, but they are revelations..

Cheesy Mexican song alert..

True, buy one that wears a hat and has a scorpion in the bottle! ¡Ole!